Foldable ironing board



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J. P. DORAU FOLDABLE IRONING BOARD Filed Feb. 20, 1922 '2 'smww sheez 2- Patented July 24, 1923.

warren srarss JOHN P. DOBAU, OF NORTH FOND DU LAC, WISCGNSIN.

FOLIDAIBLE IRONING BOARD.

"Application filed February 20, 1922. Serial No. 537,878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. Down, a citizen of the United States, residin at North Fond du Lac, in the county of 1 0nd du Lac and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foldable Ironing Boards; andl. do-declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it'appertains to make and use the same;

My invention has for its object to provide an extremely simple and inexpensive foldable ironing board which may be easily folded when not in use, yet will be exceptionally rigid when set up for operation.

With the foregoing in view, the lnvention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying drawings.

' Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the preferred form of my ironing board set up for use; I

F igure 2 is a duplicate of Fig. lwith the exception that it shows the supporting structure of the board partially folded.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view as indicated by line 33 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevation showing a different form of construction.

Figure 5 is a duplicate of Fig. 4 with the exception that it illustrates the board partially folded.

Figures 6 and 7 are transverse sectional views as indicated by lines 6-6 and 77 of Fig. 4.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary side elevation showing a still further modified form of construction.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the ironing board 1 is supported at one end by a leg structure 2 pivoted thereto at 3, said leg structure preferably consisting of a pair of legs 4 connected by any suitable means such as a transverse slat 5. The pivotal axes 3 by means of which the leg structure 2 is pivoted to the board, are offset from the centers of the legs 4 and the upper ends of the latter are shaped to abut the lower side of the board as indicated at 6 so as to limit the movement of the leg structure to its operative position as shown in Fig. 1. A pair of inclined braces 7 are pivoted near their upper ends to the legs 4, as indicated at 8 and it will be seen that the upper ends of said braces extend beyond the legs and are provided with notches 9 receivinga transverse cleat 10 which is secured to the lower side of the board '1 at a point spaced outwardlyfrom the legs. This cleat not onlycoacts with y I I the braces 7 to fix the upper ends of the "latter with respect tothe board, .blltk'lt reinforces the board to ing.

At their lower ends, the braces prevent possible crackclearly in Fig. 3, the leg structure 11 comprises a pair of upwardly converging legs I are piv- I oted to an additional leg structure 11 as indicated by'the numeral 12. As seen most 13 rigidly connected at their lower ends by a transverseslat 14, the upper ends of said legs belng pivoted at'15 to opposite sides of a hand-lever 16. This lever, as shown at 17, is hinged to the board 1 at its upperend while its lower end is suitably shaped as at 18 to form a hand-grip, whereby said lever may be moved beyond dead center to thepo-T sitionv shown in Fig. 1, thereby holding the legs 13, braces 7, and legs 4, in operative 'relation with the board. When the hand lever 15 moved in this manner, its movement beyond dead center may be limited by any suitable means but I prefer to bevel the upper end of said lever as indicated by the numeral 19 so that it may strike the lower surface of the board 1 to results.

lVhile positioning the lever 16 in the manner illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3," will} hold produce the required the entire board supported structure in operative position, inward swinging of said lever will permit said structure to be compactly folded so that the ironing board may be stored in small space when not in use. At-

t'ention may here be directed to the fact that Fig. 2 as well as all other figuresof the drawings which illustrate the folding opera- 1 tions necessary with respect to the several forms of board, only show partially folded positions, for sake of clearness.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4 to 7, the numeral 1 designates the ironing board to which a leg structure 2* is pivoted, inclined braces 7 being pivoted at 8 to said leg structure and terminating at the same however, instead of extending beyond as shown in Fig. 1. At their lower ends, the braces '7' are pivoted at 12 to an additional inclined leg structure 20 which consists of a pair of inclined legs 21 rigidly'connected at 16 of the structure l l i'will either hold the entire boardsupporting frame in operative position or permit it to fold, as shown for instancein Fifgjb." p p i In the inodified forrn of construction shown in Fig. 8, a leg structure 2* is pivoted to the ironing board 1 and is of the same formation as thestructures 2 and The braces 7 however which. are pivoted to said legstructure and are adapted 'to coact with another leg structure such as shown at 11 in Fig. ,1, are associated with the board 1 in a d'iil'er'entf,mannen These braces, instead of abuttingjthe lowerside of the board or a cleat there on as shown in Fig. 1 are linked to the board as shown at The links prevent thebraces-T? from swinging downwardly beyond,operativefpositions, but these braces can ofbourse spring when the lever I is operated, as is also true ofthe constructio'n shwn in Fig. 1. Since the inherent resiliency of the braces 7 permits swinging of the lever 16 beyond dead eentenit willbe seen that this. resiliency also yield-ably holds the lever in its operative position.-

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that alllforms. of my invention are sim ple' and lnexpenslve, yet that they will be highly advantageous and deslrable. S nce excellent results have been obtained from thejdet'ails disclosed, they may well be followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes maybe made.

" I claim:

} 1. An" ironing board supporting frame formed ofpivotally coi'mectedframing members and including a pair of pivoted members, an operating lever hingedgto the ironing board on a transverse axis and extending downwardly between the upper ends of said members, and pivot parallel With the hinge axis connecting said ends of said members with said operating lever, the lower end of said lever beii 1g sl1aped to form a handhold for forcing'the'lever and members be yond dead center to efi'ective position means being pjrovided for their limitil ig the m vementof the lever. i i i .ZfAn ironing board, supportingfframe formed of pivotally' connected. training membersand including a pair of, pivoted members, an'operating lever hinged-to the ironing board on a' transverse a;ii s;a 1;d1 tending downwardly between thefupjper ends of said members, and pivot parallel with the hinge axis, 1 connecting leiid slb'f said members "with. said :ope ra ting lever, the

rower end 01' sa1d lever belng shaped ,to term a nand-hold :tor turning the lever and mem- ,z.. i

bers beyond dead center o effective posit on,

the upper end of said' leverbeing fbeve le d to.

strike the ironing board and liini'tthe move- Illllb of said lever beyond laid center.

A foldab-le ironing boardfcompiii sing a board, a leg s tructure ,to' the: board v i m i4 1- as. near one end, a spiing b ace p voted to said leg structure and extending noms idueg structure to a lJOllltbGllQittlhtllQ QPRQ11ZE3 end portion of the board, the upper endj ofsaid brace being engageable with v the bbn tifto lii nit downward swinging movement or .the brace, an additional leg structiire tojvhich the lower end: ,or said braee is: pivotechand a hand lever havingits upper end hiii edto r3 the board, the upper end of sa1d addit onal 1 leg structure bein g pivotally connected with said lever adjacent the upper endoflthe lever, said levenhavingswinging movement beyond dead center to a limitedextent' and being held in suchpositionby thjeinh' r, resiliency o'lsaid brace whereby toho the entire board supporting structure in an op;- erative position, I A r t me y i l reef.l a e e e liteset my hand. j v

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